Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
THREE MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- January 2004 to April 2006
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustments and rounding.)
Balance
Center Month
of Moving Averages
Total Goods (1) Services
2004
January -42,800 -47,382 4,583
February -44,396 -48,844 4,448
March -45,383 -49,984 4,602
April -46,350 -51,215 4,865
May -47,725 -52,597 4,871
June -50,463 -55,031 4,568
July -51,672 -56,031 4,360
August -53,449 -57,451 4,002
September -52,224 -56,268 4,044
October -53,163 -57,315 4,152
November -54,667 -59,296 4,630
December -55,695 -60,520 4,825
2005
January -56,474 -61,289 4,815
February -56,180 -61,075 4,895
March -56,036 -61,089 5,053
April -56,160 -61,402 5,242
May -55,863 -61,249 5,387
June -57,353 -62,740 5,387
July -57,710 -63,188 5,478
August -58,414 -63,950 5,536
September -60,597 -66,249 5,652
October -63,436 -69,241 5,805
November -65,190 -71,025 5,836
December -64,925 -70,835 5,911
2006
January -64,797 -70,719 5,922
February -64,350 -70,157 5,807
March -63,580 -69,323 5,743
April -62,649 -68,404 5,755
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports
Center Month
of Moving Averages
Total Goods Services
2004
January 89,925 62,802 27,124
February 90,697 63,302 27,395
March 92,456 64,685 27,771
April 94,166 65,993 28,173
May 95,370 66,958 28,412
June 94,965 66,539 28,426
July 95,349 66,983 28,365
August 95,312 66,942 28,370
September 96,563 68,113 28,450
October 97,832 68,905 28,927
November 98,791 69,214 29,577
December 99,997 69,834 30,163
2005
January 100,815 70,392 30,424
February 101,728 71,151 30,577
March 102,193 71,396 30,797
April 103,337 72,343 30,994
May 104,538 73,325 31,213
June 105,548 74,197 31,352
July 105,949 74,402 31,547
August 106,826 75,143 31,683
September 106,952 74,982 31,969
October 107,637 75,355 32,282
November 108,309 75,788 32,521
December 110,389 77,635 32,754
2006
January 112,466 79,448 33,018
February 113,758 80,529 33,229
March 114,882 81,504 33,378
April 115,159 81,654 33,505
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Center Month
of Moving Averages
Total Goods Services
2004
January 132,725 110,184 22,541
February 135,093 112,146 22,947
March 137,839 114,670 23,169
April 140,516 117,208 23,308
May 143,095 119,554 23,541
June 145,427 121,570 23,858
July 147,020 123,014 24,006
August 148,761 124,393 24,368
September 148,787 124,381 24,406
October 150,995 126,220 24,775
November 153,457 128,510 24,947
December 155,692 130,355 25,337
2005
January 157,290 131,681 25,609
February 157,908 132,226 25,682
March 158,229 132,485 25,744
April 159,498 133,745 25,752
May 160,401 134,574 25,826
June 162,901 136,937 25,964
July 163,659 137,590 26,069
August 165,240 139,093 26,146
September 167,548 141,231 26,317
October 171,074 144,596 26,478
November 173,498 146,813 26,685
December 175,314 148,470 26,843
2006
January 177,264 150,167 27,096
February 178,108 150,686 27,422
March 178,462 150,827 27,635
April 177,809 150,058 27,750
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
NOTE: (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis. For information
on data sources and methodology, see the information section on page 27 of this
release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
NOTE: The three-month moving averages shown in this exhibit are computed by
summing the subject month, the two prior months, dividing by three and showing
the average at the end month of the period. A moving average is useful in
smoothing the volatile trade data so that trends can better be discerned.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-86, BEA-06-25), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, April 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.